Providence Catholic lost against Lincoln-Way East back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Providence Catholic Celtics fell just short of the Lincoln-Way East Griffins by a score of 2-1. The Celtics have struggled against the Griffins recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Providence Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Providence Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Maddie Johnson had four digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Delaney Purtill, who had four digs and two aces.
Lincoln-Way East was led to victory by Brooklyn Ritter and Casey Twietmeyer. Ritter had 12 digs and 13 assists, while Twietmeyer had six digs and two aces. Twietmeyer has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Providence Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 26-7. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.
Providence Catholic will take on Downers Grove South at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Downers Grove South is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Providence Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lincoln-Way East, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Homewood-Flossmoor at 5:30 p.m. Homewood-Flossmoor will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Lincoln-Way East surely won't give up without a fight.
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